About Us

Alexis Camille (she/they) is a Marine Corps veteran turned comedic actor, storyteller, and is now determined to create space for all walks of folk to play and heal through improv in the Twin Cities. She is all about whole-identity representation and working life out using the lifesaving tools of improv. Alexis has been with Blackout Improv comedy for nearly a decade, and now serves as the collective's director. She is an actor with Good Camel Comedy, The Theater of Public Policy of Danger Boat Productions, and was a long time member and creator at HUGE Improv Theater. They’re also proudly part of the funny and talented cast of Soap-Prov, the improvised soap opera. Alexis Camille created and facilitated a weekly wellness-focused improv jam at Queermunity Minnesota, and continues to look forward to getting into, and sharing in the thrill of creating authentic play for all.

Denzel Belin (he/him) is a Minneapolis-based director, writer, actor, producer, host, and improviser. Belin is a longstanding cast member and writer at The Brave New Workshop and a staff writer for AWF magazine. He currently writes and performs with “Queer Window,” an all-queer sketch whose credits include the New York Comedy Festival and the Funny and Dumb Festival in New York City. Denzel has appeared on TPT Almanac and created work for the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, Mixed Precipitation, and Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about Denzel at https://www.denzelbelin.com.

Destiny "Dolly" Davison (she/her/they) is a Minneapolis-based performance artist, animator, cartoonist, and multimedia maker. Her solo show, Dolly Who?, premiered at the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival, and she's been on stages throughout Minnesota at The Ordway, The Jungle Theater, Strike Theater, Pangea World Theatre, HUGE Theater, and more. Her artwork has been commissioned by Apple TV, The Start Tribune,  TPT Almanac, Planned Parenthood, and the Minnesota Billboard Project. You can find more of her work online at destinydavison.com.

Mahmoud Hakima (he/him) is thrilled to be making his debut with Blackout Improv in 2024. Since moving to the Twin Cities in 2001, he has moonlighted as an actor, storyteller, writer, director, producer, puppeteer, improv comedian, mascot, and all around great person! He is an active member of Dinner Detectives, Jesters Comedy Improv and the improv troupe Sympathetic Magic. In his “spare time”, he can be seen keeping children and families safe at Minnesota Children's Museum in downtown St Paul. (Btw, if you can't afford regular-priced tickets and have an EBT or WIC card, the museum offers a NICE discount on memberships and tickets.)

Gregory Parks (he/him) is a clown, actor, and improviser from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has performed on four continents with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, Disney Live!, Kinoshita Circus, and as part of clown festivals in China and India. He performs mostly silent solo improv titled "Where I Am Now". An advocate for representation and a proud geek, he has moderated, participated in, and created panels for CONvergence sci-fi-fantasy convention and is the host of CVG-TV's Con-Link. Other than Blackout, he’s currently a member of the casts of Star Trek: The Next Improvisation and Improv Movement Project. 

Jada Pulley (they/them) is a theater artist and aspiring hype man. They regularly produce and perform in improv shows, ranging from Bad Poets Society to Bummertown, usually at HUGE Theater. Jada is a proud founder of the Queer and Funny Improv Festival and a director of the Black and Funny Improv Festival. When not improvising, they are probably writing, cuddling their cat, or forcing people to do icebreakers.